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June 15 Newsletter

Eaters' Guild   -   Jul 27, 2011 - By Laurie_2

Greetings! And welcome to the first CSA newsletter of the 2011 growing season. If you'll permit me a quick aside, I'd be flattered to introduce myself to you. My name is James. I am enjoying my second season as an employee of the Eater's Guild...

Radishes

Eaters' Guild   -   Jul 27, 2011 - By Laurie_2

Red Radishes You'll be getting more of those familiar, piquant radishes that you've been using ins soups, salads, and stir fry's. Don't forget that radish greens can be used in all the same things that the root is used for.  ...

Lettuce

Eaters' Guild   -   Jul 27, 2011 - By Laurie_2

Head Lettuce The six most common kinds of cultivated lettuce are in the daisy family Asteraceae. Lettuce has a long history. It was considered to be an aphrodisiac food in Ancient Egypt and a sleep aid by the Romans. Christopher Columbus introduced the...

Chard

Eaters' Guild   -   Jul 27, 2011 - By Laurie_2

Chard Chard is a leafy vegetable with a spicy flavor. It is closely related to the beet. The first varieties of the vegetable have been traced back to Sicily. The vegetable still remains popular in Mediterranean dishes. Chard is high in...

Garlic Scapes

Eaters' Guild   -   Jul 27, 2011 - By Laurie_2

Garlic Scapes Garlic falls into the allium, or onion genius. Garlic scapes, also known as spears, stems, or tops, are immature garlic flowers. Raw, garlic and garlic scapes are a good source of all the B vitamins as well as vitamin C, prosperous,...

Kale

Eaters' Guild   -   Jul 27, 2011 - By Laurie_2

Kale Our first harvests of Kale are on their way to you! For the best shelf life, store your Kale in a perforated bag in the refrigerator. If you'll be using the Kale soon or are running low on space in the fridge, you can also clip the stems...

Booked! Thanks AT&T

What's the Buzz?   -   Jul 27, 2011 - By Marcie

In the midst of thousands of unhappy bees swirling around my head the other day, my daughter called out, "Mom, the guy from AT&T is here. He wants to go out back and check our telephone pole." "Now's not a good time!" I replied. The...

Sauerkraut in 15 minutes

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Jul 27, 2011 - By Fred

I was settling in on the fact, I would not be writing a blog entry tonight. Earlier this evening the wife and I went to a visit a co-worker who works at another restaurant at night. The unique product at Ramil's restaurant is Pretzel buns. And we found a...

hi everyone.....  I just finished a morning in the garden! It is beautiful today and I am amazed at the bounty God has blessed us with. Some things have finished their production and will be replaced this week with another vegi to fill your...

Piranhas with Wings

What's the Buzz?   -   Jul 26, 2011 - By Marcie

We had quite an adventure here the other day. We were busily getting ready for a television crew to arrive....They wanted to do an interview and shoot some footage of the bees in action. So of course, I wanted everything to be perfect. Because we often have...